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The dealmakers. The landlords. The developers. The financiers. The people who make things happen in metro Detroit’s commercial real estate scene. Here’s our selection of the people whose phone numbers you need on your speed dial – and how they play when they play houses and hotels on the Monopoly board at home.

Andy Farbman

President, Farbman Group

By Kirk Pinho

Headquarters: Southfield

Years in commercial real estate: 19

Age: 41

Why he should be on your speed dial: Farbman and the eponymous company manage more than 20 million square feet of space — office, retail, multifamily and industrial — in Southeast Michigan, including the 275,000-square-foot former TD Auto Finance building in Farmington Hills, now known as The Standard. The company, founded by Burton Farbman 40 years ago, also has a robust brokerage team.